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184 lngs who shall meet at the discretion of the board aforesaid. Any moving picture house in a class building, two stories or more in height, shall have lath and plaster walls, and ceiling throughout, then stripped and metal lathed and plastered or covered with approved asbestos roofing and steel ceiling. Metal lath and plaster not required on masonry wall,, Aisles with seats on both sides must not be less than 3 feet wide at any point, and must increase in width towards the exits at the ratio of Il- inches to 5 running feet. Aisles with seats on one side only must begin not less than two feet six inches wide and must increase 1~ inches to 5 running feet, All seats,except those contained in boxes, shall not be less than 30 inches from back to back and not less than inches from center to center, and firmly secured to the floor. No seat shall have more than six seats intervening between it and an aisle on either side. No seats shall be allowed in the aisle, nor shall any one be allowed to stand within or seat themselves in the aisle during the performance except employees of the theater or City. Wherever necessary to overcome difference of level gradients or incline planes shall be used in place of steps, such incline shall not exceed two inches in 12 inches. There shall be exits provided from the rear of all moving picture houses and extending to the street. Said exit or exits shall not be less in width than the combined width of all aisles in the auditorium and shall be separated from the auditorium by a fireproof wall extending from the rear of the building to the street~ Moving picture houses containing a stage must comply with the Ordinance governin~r theaters, unless prosoen- iu~n arch is permamently closed by a curtain so as to prevent the use of the stage. The Chief of the Fire Department, the electrical inspector, and the building inspector, are hereby given au- thority to enter any moving picture house or any theater or part thereof, at any time, and make such inspections as they may deem necessary to see the provisions of this Ordinance are carried out,a~d if they find that any of the requirements of this Ordinance as to the seating or means of entrance or exit of the Ordinance havenot been complied with, or that the means of fighting fire or guarding against the same are not properly provided for, they shall have authority to cause the immediate dismissal of the audience and to close the moving picture house or theater until it has been made to conform with the requirements of this Ordinance. Notice to any person taking or selling ticekts in said moving picture house or theater shall be considered legal notification as required in this section, and failure to act immediately deemed to be a violation of this ordinance. Churches and public halls must meet the following requirements: All seats or pews shall be so arranged that there be not less than 30" from the back of one seat to the back of the next seat behind it. Where the seatingcapacity of the fl~or is not more than five hundred persons, the aggre- gate width of the aisles must be at least six feet, and this width shall be increased one foot for every increase of seating capacity of one hundred persons or fraction thereof. No stair case leading to a gallery containing two hundred seats or less, shall be less than four feet in width and this width must be increased 12" for each additional one hundred seats or fraction thereof in excess of two hundred. Any stairway used by the public must be at least 3' O" wide, and provided with proper hand rails on both sides; there must be no winders and every landing shall be the full aggregate width of both flights lead- ing to the same, and the depth of the landing must be equal to the width of one run of stairs the minimum head room at any point must be at least ?' 6". Exists must have an aggregate width at least 15 per cent greater than that required for the aisles, and every gallery must have a separate exit direct to the vestibule or street. The underside of each stairway and gallery, both sides of each vestibule wall and the ceiling of each vestibule, shall be made of metal lath and plaster, and if there is a basement under any audience room, the walls and ceilings in the basement shall,be covered with metal lath and plaster. Where any heating or ventilating plant is in- stalled in any building of this character it shall be in a room enclosed with masonry or other fireproof walls extend- ing from the fl~or to ceiling, and the ceiling of such room shal'l be covered with metal lath and plaster, and sdl open- ings through its walls, into any other part of the bull.ding shall be protected by automatic fire doors Qr metal sa~a ~with wire glass. Woodworking establishments must meet following requirements: Floors, if of wood, dhall be not_less than two inches thick. Where conveyors are used for conveying sawdust, shavings or other refuse to the fuel room, they must be in- stalled in metal conduits. The fl~or of any boiler room or fuel room must be of masonry. Where the boiler room is within the building, or adjoining it, there shall be no connection